Fun With Fiberglass Repairs! As you have likely watched our latest episode on YouTube, you may have some more questions about how and why we made these fiberglass repairs to our sailboat. Here we will try to give you all of the dirty details. What Caused The...
You may have watched our latest YouTube videos, where we dove deep into our solar panel. https://youtu.be/bqlGqlyJ4cA Here we want to share the way we have the current panels mounted as well as at the end, reveal what mistakes we think we have made and what...
Why You Need a Cordless Angle Grinder on Your Sailboat Let's talk safety! When beginning to prepare for cruising on your sailboat it is important to think about safety. We carry many safety items on board. The USCG and many other governments have some specific requirements,...
What is the best navigation or chart plotter solution for sailboat cruising? Is an iPad with Navionics good enough for bluewater sailing? Are there such things as free charts? What is the best low-cost navigation system? These and other similar questions many ask when beginning to...
We first noticed that our autopilot wasn’t up to the challenge of big winds and big waves on our trip from the Bahamas to St. Thomas. We took off to make the non-stop 700+ mile trip on a January nor’easter to make a downwind dash. We...
7. Software Updates This may sound silly as the first item on the list, but our navigation, comms, and instrument software is vital to our safety. B&Gs software update to the Zues3 MFD and NAC3 autopilot had some important changes. The one we enjoyed the most was...
We finally get to see boobies! Kate goes Bele dancing with the girls. Curtis sails singlehanded while flying the drone. We head into the jungle to feed the monkey with new friends. Sailing, rum, sun, and fun, is there more to sailing life? #sailing #saillife #boobies Join...
This country was never on our original route to sail around the world, but because of...
We make our final push sailing into St. Thomas US Virgin Islands during a squally night. We have some special visitors, but first, we catch up on some boat work, fixing some not so fun problems. We visit St. John USVI for some fun with...
We face a hard decision after we worked so hard to get to paradise. Do we turn around and sail back to the USA? We find there are some surprises in store for us. 0:00 Intro 0:36 Bahamas Sailing We raise our anchor at the deserted...
